91 E150 will not start.
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From: Whistler
91 E150 will not start.
I need some help here. My budy has the E150 with a 5.0L and it ran out of gas 2 months ago. He let it sit until now and now it won't start.
After cranking it over I can smell a small amount of gas so I'm assuming it's getting fuel plus the plugs seemed to have gas on them when I pulled them. I tried to check the plugs and two of them showed no spark when placed against the exhaust manifold to ground them. I'm assuming his truck has the TFI ignition system and his truck ran fine prior to running out of fuel. Also he had the MAP replaced shortly before the trip that brought him to Whistler.
I am not familiar with this ignition system or if it's possible to read the computer faults without plugging it in to diagnosis equipement so any insight or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
After cranking it over I can smell a small amount of gas so I'm assuming it's getting fuel plus the plugs seemed to have gas on them when I pulled them. I tried to check the plugs and two of them showed no spark when placed against the exhaust manifold to ground them. I'm assuming his truck has the TFI ignition system and his truck ran fine prior to running out of fuel. Also he had the MAP replaced shortly before the trip that brought him to Whistler.
I am not familiar with this ignition system or if it's possible to read the computer faults without plugging it in to diagnosis equipement so any insight or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Virginia Beach, VA
Yes, you can read the codes with a meter and some wire. If you google you should be able to find some info on how. I bought a 30$ test plug in device to get the codes.
Also check the wire from the coil to the distributor for spark. I've had the rotor fail before. Weirdness.
Also check the wire from the coil to the distributor for spark. I've had the rotor fail before. Weirdness.
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From: Calvert County, Maryland
I have a similar problem on my 86 bronco. I have a thread going in the full size bronco forum. I still haven't got it going after replacing the plugs and TFI module. 1 Mechanic (who jerked me around for over a week) said the timing chain slipped.
Did you ever get it running and if so what did it?
Shawn
Did you ever get it running and if so what did it?
Shawn
